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10.23.2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jhautz View Post
I work in the thermoforming industry and deal with "mil" spec all the time. 1 mil is actually equal to .001 inch ( one thousandth of an inch)

I beleive the term "mil" is actually derived from some military standards for thickness (at least thats what one of the old timers I work with told me)
Hmm I remembered it like it was "milli" as in 1/1000. Its just works for me tho.

TrueRC also has some diff colored shrink as well.
   
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